The Alajuelense & Deportivo Saprissa managers A. Carevic Ghelfi and W. Centeno Corea are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Primera Division league table.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Deportivo Saprissa's home stadium. The visitors last 30 games on grass have ended in 14 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses.
Alajuelense form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto as Alajuelense, who have the most scored goals (42) in Primera Division, have scored 28 goals to get 27 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Primera Division are 8-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Alajuelense fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto and will expect new points from this game. Alajuelense has played 24 games in a row here without a defeat.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma not having conceded a league goal in 187 minutes.
Alajuelense drew their last game, 0-0 away at Herediano. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Herediano.
Alajuelense are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Deportivo Saprissa awaits in four days.
Alajuelense are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in their league games, having scored an impressive 28 goals in 11 matches. Alajuelense have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
Playing away, Deportivo Saprissa have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Primera Division this season.
Deportivo Saprissa might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Cartagines proved too strong as Deportivo Saprissa slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cartagines at their stadium, the result 4-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Saprissa are hosting Alajuelense in the Primera Division only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Saprissa's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. Saprissa have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Alajuelense - Deportivo Saprissa 2-2 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Alajuelense two wins, six draws and Deportivo Saprissa two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Bolaños Navarro 24 goals |   A. Lassiter 21 goals | J. Moya Aguilar 15 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
| Alajuelense | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 52 | 26 | 7 | Played | P | 6 | 23 | 47 |
| 30 | 18 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 98 | 56 | 9 | Scored | S | 10 | 39 | 96 |
| 51 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 11 | 31 | 59 |
| 92% | 92% | 71% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | 96% |
| 77% | 77% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 81% |
| 54% | 58% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 61% | 66% |
| 35% | 35% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 35% | 47% |
| 17% | 23% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| 56% | 62% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | 55% |
| 37% | 38% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 30% | 34% |
| 15% | 8% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 22% | 15% |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 543 | 329 | 85 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 179 | 381 |
| 214 | 135 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 69 | 155 |
| 45% | 40% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 49% | 59% |
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (23)
- Alajuelense has the most clean sheets (19)
- Alajuelense has the most points (27) at home
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals (28) at home
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals (42)
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals in the second half (59)
- Alajuelense has the the best goal difference (+20) at home
- Alajuelense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most scored goals in the first half (52)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 40 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Cartagines | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 35 |
| 5 | Guadalupe | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Grecia | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos de Guapiles | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 20 |
| 11 | Limon | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | UCR | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 38 | -27 | 16 |